CalebI miss Laura.She hasn't been gone that long, but it feels like my heart has been torn out of my chest. I haven't been able to sleep since she disappeared.I feel so helpless because I don't know how to reach her. Is she okay? Is she in trouble? Is she even alive?I hear a soft knock on my door, but I ignore it. I don't feel like having a visitor at the moment. Maybe if I don't answer the door, whoever it is outside will walk away slowly. Most people are afraid of me nowadays anyway."Caleb! Open the door, goddamnit."I am even more annoyed when I hear Jenna's voice. Ever since I found out about what she did to Laura, I've done my best not to lash out and do something drastic to her. I want Jenna to suffer for the shrinking Laura thing, but I want it to happen slowly. And I want Laura to be present when I punish Jenna for what she did. Because what's the point of avenging Laura if Laura is not here to enjoy it?"You can come in, Jenna," I announce.The door bursts open, and Jen
LauraI'm over the moon.I finally have everything I've ever wanted. Jenna is gone forever after being digested by Gary, I have Caleb as my mate, and now I am going to have his baby. What more could I want in life?Except, I have one small problem.Well, err... It's a problem."How much longer do you think he will stay with us?" Caleb whispers to me as we watch Gary chomping on his carrots.It is day two, and Gary is still here. "I don't know. I tried to ask Gary to find another place, but he said he likes this house a lot," I whisper back, shrugging at the situation. "I don't know how to get rid of him.""Erm...I can hear you two..." Gary says between munching. He puts down the carrot and points at his ears. "You see these things? They are not just ears. They act as antennas. I can hear things from miles away."Well, that's just lovely."By the way! These orange sticks are delicious! Can't believe my world doesn't have them. More reason to stay here!" Gary chirps and eats another c
Laura"Happy Birthday to you!" Caleb and I sing to our daughter, Mandy, who has just turned two. It's her birthday, and I have organized this colossal birthday bash for her, but she does not look thrilled."I wanna ride the bunny..." Mandy mumbles and points at Gary, who shakes his head no."Come on, Gary, be a good sport and let her ride your back!" Caleb looks at him with pleading eyes."Hell no! She pulls my ears a lot, and it hurts." Gary frowns.I look at Mandy. "Sweetheart, if uncle Gary let you ride on his back, do you promise not to pull his ears?"Mandy's lips curls into a mischievous smile. "I promise.""I don't trust her." Gary shakes his head again."Go ahead, Gary. Take Mandy for a ride on your shoulders. If you do that, I will let take you out on a date. You know, that amazing place you've always wanted to go to?" Marcus smirks. Gary's eyes light up. "The bugs bunny world? You know he is my idol!"I roll my eyes. Their relationship is a doozy. I don't know how and when
LauraRunning away from your wedding—I guess I can check that off my bucket list now. I take another bite from my sandwich and dry the excess sauce on the back of my hand. There is a vodka bottle in the seat next to mine and a sleeping bag in the trunk.This parking lot will be my home tonight.More tears roll down my face as I spy on people walking past my car. They stare through the window, probably wondering why I'm sitting behind the wheel wearing a wedding dress.The truth? I ran. At this moment, I should stand before the altar, marrying the man my family picked for me—Alpha Roger.My mother had described him as a respectable werewolf husband, while my father had been proud of his power.But in my eyes? Not true love. Alpha Roger is not my mate, and I don't want that.So here I am, the runaway werewolf bride who chose to find her own destiny rather than marry a stranger. My family won't probably speak to me anymore, so I better get used to being alone. Hence the crocodile te
LauraI'm stunned to silence. Since I poured out my heart over the phone, part of me had registered this person as the Caleb I once knew. But getting confirmation? Dude, when did Caleb start sounding so... Husky and sexy?He was always handsome, but his voice... Damn.It takes me a few moments to gather enough courage to answer his question. "Yes..."Caleb exhales and breathes a laugh into the phone. "This is so surreal. We haven't talked for seven years, and now... Holy shit."A blush creeps over my face, and the amused and excited tone in Caleb's voice is enough to almost make me sober. Why did I call him? I bet he thinks I'm a loser."Okay... Can we forget that I called you? You can pretend this never happened and go back to living your life. And I will return to what I was doing before you called."Crying my eyes out, that is what I was doing. And after this phone call is over? I will probably be drinking and doing it again."No, I don't want to hang up."My heart rate accelerate
LauraI'm awkwardly sitting in the backseat of the black SUV, pressed between two huge musclemen. They are both werewolves. Fighting them wouldn't serve a purpose—I would lose any day of the week. It's also hard to accept this, but what is happening now might not be the end of the world. I won't be freezing inside my car tonight, and if Caleb is a billionaire, I won't be starving. Unless he intends to lock me up or something?Shit, I didn't think of that until now!What if Caleb has wicked plans for me, like tying me up with rope inside a sex chamber or something?Not that I'm super sexy or anything. Caleb probably has plenty of options of beautiful girls better looking than me, but what if my best friend has turned into a sadist? And I'm the victim he wants!Chills crawl over my skin.I'm not ready to be handed golden showers or be hanged on a wall or something else twisted!"So, is the journey long?" I awkwardly ask. One of the werewolves shifts in his seat, and my pulse ticks ag
Laura Marcus hits his chest and clears his throat once we are standing outside Caleb's mansion at sunrise. Great. I can't say I'm interested in listening to the beta. I barely slept in the car since I was pressed between two giants. I'm dying to go inside and find myself a fancy bed. "Once we head inside, you can't see Caleb," Marcus tells me in a strict tone, burying his eyes in mine. "There was a full moon last night, and I'm not sure what mental state our alpha will be found in. He might still be aggressive and mad." "From a full moon?" I ask, confused. "Yes, alpha Caleb reacts that way to moonlight. He gets... Upset. Most of the time, he is also aggressive in his human form. That's why you might only see him as a wolf. When we hunt, for example." Now it's my turn to glare up at Marcus. I don't care that he is at least a foot taller than me. I might only be five feet tall, but I'm not a coward, and I won't let this big man tell me what and what not to do. "Listen here," I
LauraSleeping in a mansion that isn't yours is somewhat unsettling. I also think I've woken up like a billion times because it isn't nighttime. Everything is bright. Ths sunlight is creeping in through a crack in the blinds. Birds are singing the song of their people outside, and I've heard many people stomp past the bedroom I claimed as my own. Ugh, why can't they all just be quiet?!I've been tossing and turning throughout the morning, but since I got no sleep in the car, can anyone blame me?KNOCKKNOCKSome bastard knocks on my door, and I growl in response. I'm usually never this aggressive, but I was kidnapped. People got to understand I'm pissed about my situation!And the only clothes I have is a freaking wedding dress that smells like ABSOLUT VODKA!I growl in irritation. "What the fuck do you want, and why are you disturbing my sleep?!""Uh, it's me."Me?Is that a weird werewolf name around here, or is the man outside my door a complete tool?"Who the hell is me?" My voi
Laura"Happy Birthday to you!" Caleb and I sing to our daughter, Mandy, who has just turned two. It's her birthday, and I have organized this colossal birthday bash for her, but she does not look thrilled."I wanna ride the bunny..." Mandy mumbles and points at Gary, who shakes his head no."Come on, Gary, be a good sport and let her ride your back!" Caleb looks at him with pleading eyes."Hell no! She pulls my ears a lot, and it hurts." Gary frowns.I look at Mandy. "Sweetheart, if uncle Gary let you ride on his back, do you promise not to pull his ears?"Mandy's lips curls into a mischievous smile. "I promise.""I don't trust her." Gary shakes his head again."Go ahead, Gary. Take Mandy for a ride on your shoulders. If you do that, I will let take you out on a date. You know, that amazing place you've always wanted to go to?" Marcus smirks. Gary's eyes light up. "The bugs bunny world? You know he is my idol!"I roll my eyes. Their relationship is a doozy. I don't know how and when
LauraI'm over the moon.I finally have everything I've ever wanted. Jenna is gone forever after being digested by Gary, I have Caleb as my mate, and now I am going to have his baby. What more could I want in life?Except, I have one small problem.Well, err... It's a problem."How much longer do you think he will stay with us?" Caleb whispers to me as we watch Gary chomping on his carrots.It is day two, and Gary is still here. "I don't know. I tried to ask Gary to find another place, but he said he likes this house a lot," I whisper back, shrugging at the situation. "I don't know how to get rid of him.""Erm...I can hear you two..." Gary says between munching. He puts down the carrot and points at his ears. "You see these things? They are not just ears. They act as antennas. I can hear things from miles away."Well, that's just lovely."By the way! These orange sticks are delicious! Can't believe my world doesn't have them. More reason to stay here!" Gary chirps and eats another c
CalebI miss Laura.She hasn't been gone that long, but it feels like my heart has been torn out of my chest. I haven't been able to sleep since she disappeared.I feel so helpless because I don't know how to reach her. Is she okay? Is she in trouble? Is she even alive?I hear a soft knock on my door, but I ignore it. I don't feel like having a visitor at the moment. Maybe if I don't answer the door, whoever it is outside will walk away slowly. Most people are afraid of me nowadays anyway."Caleb! Open the door, goddamnit."I am even more annoyed when I hear Jenna's voice. Ever since I found out about what she did to Laura, I've done my best not to lash out and do something drastic to her. I want Jenna to suffer for the shrinking Laura thing, but I want it to happen slowly. And I want Laura to be present when I punish Jenna for what she did. Because what's the point of avenging Laura if Laura is not here to enjoy it?"You can come in, Jenna," I announce.The door bursts open, and Jen
LauraI am falling.I don't know for how long, but it feels like an eternity.Not this shit again.Why do I keep being thrown from one place to another?Was following the humanoid rabbit thing into this dark hole the biggest mistake I had ever made?I hope not, but I'm not confident. Alice did the same thing in Wonderland and had a good ole time, didn't she?"Are you having fun yet?"I hear a tiny voice, and it takes me a while to realize the rabbit thing is speaking to me. "No! I am going to be sick. Where are you taking me?""I am not taking you anywhere. The tunnel is doing all the work. I am just the guide." The Rabbit giggles and I feel chills down my bone. Something about this doesn't feel right.I suddenly crashland into something soft. It feels cool and pleasant. I am glad because I was scared that I would break my neck at the speed I was falling.I stand up, fix my clothes, and then look down at what I just crashed into.Oh. You've got to be kidding me!It is piles of nasty b
Laura I'm screaming at the top of my lungs. Flying through a dark sky with ominous thunderclouds and claws digging into the skin of my legs. Blood is trickling down my wounds. I'm in tremendous pain. Yet the only thing I can focus on right now is that this is definitely not my world! Where the hell am I?! "Release me, you psycho!" I scream and try to swing myself to hit her. I fail, which makes me more frustrated. "Let me go!" "No, darling, I can't do that... I'm hungry, so very staaaarving, and I want what is inside you!" "You're sick!" The monster woman hisses at me and flies with me through this realm that looks straight out of a nightmare. The skies are purple, and all the trees are black with arm-like branches without any leaves. No green grass. Only mud and half-dried up lakes. "Where the fuck are we?!" I demand. "Where have you brought me?!" The monster woman laughs. "To my home." "Home?" "The nightmare realm." "What is that?" "The place where monster exists."
Laura Dating Caleb, huh? I would have never thought the day would come. When Caleb moved away from our hometown, and I lost him, I thought it was going to be for good. I never expected us to meet each other again. Then he kidnapped me after my drunk dial, and things were difficult... and now? No one will take him away from me, not even Jenna. I won't let her. It has been a week since we had that conversation, and Caleb finally has the time to take me out on an official date."This ought to be good." I stay in my bedroom all day, trying to figure out what to wear tomorrow. It's almost embarrassing how excited I am. My heart thumps against my chest...what if all this is a mistake? No...I shouldn't think like that. Caleb is my mate, and everything will be wonderful. We will have a beautiful child, and he or she will make us very happy. "Would you stop daydreaming so much and pick an outfit already?" Celina says irritably. "I'm waiting over here."I look at her and gasp as I prett
CelinaI wish the water in the lake was lying to me, but sadly that isn't the case. Those circles underneath my eyes are real.The dry lips. Haunted expression.I shudder.The human version of me is ugly, yet I can't stop staring down at my reflection. It only gets worse the more I look.My eyes are puffy and wide, and the face that used to be perfect as a fairy is now pimply and flawed.There are no more long eyelashes framing my eyes.No more long ears. No more natural glow and beauty. I sigh heavily at my bad luck. How come my mate is so much better-looking than I am?Ryan is gorgeous, younger than me, and popular with the werewolf ladies. Why would he ever pick me? It was humiliating to face him!My lips quiver and I jump in startlement when a twig breaks."So it's here that you've been hiding from me?"I look up to the sound of Ryan's voice and find him smiling at me. Those arms of his are crossed over his beefy chest. His sandy hair is messy, shorter on the sides, and fluff
CelinaI'm at the supernatural market together with Ryan. A barrier keeps the supernatural market out of the human eye to keep everyone safe and happy. Which is a huge relief.There are vendors everywhere on the field outside of the mansion. Different races and species. There are so many people, and they are all selling stuff from their worlds!"Shape-shifting necklace, huh?" Ryan muses and beams at me. "You okay up there?""Yes..." I blush from where I'm sitting on his shoulder. I'm still a bit unused to the intimacy I have with him.We didn't sleep in the same bed, even though I fell asleep next to him during the horror movie. I woke up in his bed alone. But one thing is for sure; he is suspiciously sweet to me. I'm afraid of liking it too much."Oh, look!" Ryan stops by a table with many accessories, gemstones, and necklaces on display. Everything looks expensive. "We might find what you are looking for here!"An old, round witch wearing a purple dress smiles at us. "And what ar
Celina I'm a bundle of nerves. Ryan is showering while I'm sitting on his bed. A large TV is playing in the background, but I'm taking in his room to try and get to know my mate better. He seems orderly. A bit childish, but that's okay. Perhaps even a bit nerdy even though he is wickedly handsome, which is a pleasant surprise. I love people who aren't afraid to be themselves, and Ryan's room tells a lot about him. Everything is neatly organized, but you can tell he has a young heart based on his collection of personal things. Comic books, Pokémon figures, stuffed animals, and pokals from winning swimming competitions line up his shelf. His walls are grey, but his furniture is expensive, and weight sets are everywhere. It doesn't surprise me since Ryan's body is ridiculous. But he also has a computer with multiple screens and stuff; it seems he enjoys playing video games. "Seeing anything you like?" My eyes drift to Ryan's voice, and my IQ drops to the floor. Because now I